Bulletin of the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences and Belles Lettres, October 4.—Obituary notices o of the late M. Joseph Plateau, by MM. Diiprez, Valerius, and Liagre.—Second communication on the-discovery-of the fossil ignanodoiy at Bernis-sart, by P. J. Van Beneden-Researches of the absolute force of the muscles of the Invertebrates1; Part I. Absolute force of the adductor muscles in the lamellibranch molluscs (four illustrations), by M. Felix Plateau.—Note on a new optical illusion, by H. Valerius.—Remarks on the action of lightning conductors constructed on the Melsens system, by H. Valerius.—Arithmetical and algebraic theorems, by E. Catalan.—Note on the pelvisternum in the Edentates (ten illustrations), by Prof. Paul Albrecht.—Funeral oration of M. Henri Conscience in Flemish and French, by M. Pierre Willems.—Memoir on the bibliography of international law before the publication of Grotius's “Jus belli et pacis” (1625), by Alphonse Rivier.—Confession de Poete, a poem, by Charles Potvin.—Some traits of the social life of the Celestial Empire. How history is manufactured in China; civil and military decrees, by Ch. de Harlez.—Reports on the competitive papers sent in on the subject of Gretry, a critical study of his life and works. The prize, a gold medal of the intrinsic value of 32l, was awarded to M. Michel Breuet of Paris.—Reports on the competitive papers received on the subject of realism, its definition and influence on contemporary painting. The essay by M. Henry Hymans, a member of the Academy, was pronounced the best. But the prize, also a gold medal worth 32l, was not awarded to him, owing to his failure to comply with the conditions of the competition.—Discourse on the annual exhibition of paintings, by M. Fetis. The prize of a thousand francs for the best cartoon on the subject of help for the wounded on the battle-field, as a decorative piece for a military hospital, was awarded to M. Henri Evrard, of Saint Gilles-lez-Bruxelles.
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